Scott is correct for 11g - emctl is the tool to use for this version. I would however check the likely environment variables carefully. PATH,ORACLE_HOME,TNS_ADMIN etc. On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:23 PM, Kellyn Pedersen <kjped1313@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > I'm with Lyall, I believe you are looking for the opmnctl vs. the emctl for > your stand alone installation. > -- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA http://www.orawin.info